Vulcan Vents Fire & Ember Safe Vents

Vulcan Vent’s fire and ember resistant continuous vents for soffits provide needed ventilation into attic space for proper cooling and maximum building lifespan. Ideal for new construction in numerous materials, strip vents such as ours do not use airflow interrupting baffles and results in more venting inch per inch. Our continuous vents for soffits feature a stainless steel ember screen and intumescent matrix!

Important for proper cooling of the attic, dormer vents are a common entry point for embers. Low profile dormers are often called ‘eyebrow vents’. Half-round dormers are often called ’round’ dormers.

Vulcan Vent half round dormer vents are attractive, long lasting and fire resistant. Use vertical dormer and gable vents in combination with horizontal vents for proper ventilation. Vertically oriented vents may be more prone to ember attacks, so Vulcan Vents are designed with embers and flames in mind.

Vulcan Vent eave vents are fire-resistant, with intumescent coating that closes at very high temperatures and ember catching mesh. Eaves are the undersides of your roof that extend beyond the walls of a building, an area commonly directly over decorative plants and vegetation.

That’s why Vulcan Vent’s fire resistant eave vents are especially recommended (and in many cases required by California Builder Code in Chapter 7A) for the Wildland Urban Interface! To effectively cool the attic outside air needs to circulate through it. In the evening when excess heat is stored up inside the attic’s insulation, it’s critical to quickly release that heat for the night to consequently save on cooling and venting costs.

Like Vulcan Vent’s entire product line, their gable vents are fire and ember resistant. A combination of vertical and horizontal vents are recommended for proper ventilation. On hotter days, lower horizontal vents will intake relatively cooler air when there is sufficient venting above the horizontal (soffit, eave, continuous) and exhausts hot air from the attic through vertical gable and dormer vents.

Foundation vents provide critical cooling and ventilation for evaporation of moisture from your crawl space, cellar, or basement. Vulcan Vent foundation vents use a baffle-free design to encourage air to circulate freely under your floors in the summer. This circulation reduces the risk of mildew, mold and rot from water condensation under your structure. Being at ground level and vertical, foundation vents may be susceptible to ember attacks. The Vulcan Vent was designed with embers in mind!

The Vulcan Foundation Vent is available for new or retro-fit applications. With intumescent coating that closes at high temperatures and ember catching mesh. 

Soffits are the visible undersides of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, or vault. Vulcan Vent soffits all include an inner mesh with intumescent coating that closes at high temps as well as an ember catching mesh; this fire-resistant design will protect your property from embers and flame intrusion into the attic.

Vulcan Soffit Vents are available for stucco, wood construction, foam & stucco, or retro-fit applications in 4”, 6” and 8” x 14”, other sizes, as well as continuous soffits.